Gene expression and pharmacology of nematode NLP-12 neuropeptides

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 633-640

  McVeigh, Paul ^a   Leech, Suzie ^a   Marks, Nikki J ^a   Geary, Timothy G ^b   Maule, Aaron G ^a  

^a Medical Biology Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascaris suum muscle physiology; In situ hybridisation; Neuropeptide like protein

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLOBIN MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE LIKE PROTEIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GENE EXPRESSION; MUSCLE; NEMATODE; NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIFE CYCLE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASCARIS SUUM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, HELMINTH; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEMATODA; NEUROPEPTIDES; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ASCARIS; ASCARIS SUUM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

EID: 33646787827     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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